The green carpet was filled with stars this Saturday night as the rich and the glamorous came out in droves to celebrate the Syndey premiere of the musical “Wicked” this weekend. Among the list of celebrities including actor Michael Caton, Maria Venuti (in a witch’s hat), “Home and Away” star Ray Meagher, ‘So You Think You Can Dance” judge Matt Lee, Nicole Kidman’s mother Janelle, as well as the cast of Seven Network’s “Packed to the Ffter’s. The show, premiering at Syndey’s Capitol Theater, brought out the best colors in most stars – several donning the color of the evening, green, as they catch the story that has been enthralling audiences for years. (more…)

GET WICKED: There’s a story behind those witches in the Wizard of Oz. Broadway original musical Wicked tells the tale of two best friends who became opposites on the scale of good and evil. Take in the beauty of the historic Orpheum Theatre as you learn the history of the witches of Oz. The show runs all weekend, starting Friday at 8 p.m. The Orpheum is at 1192 Market Street.

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Even after 13 months on stage in Melbourne, audiences are still wooed by the performances of Wicked that keep fans from all over the world captivated until the very end. The Wicked Witch, or Elphaba, is played by helpmann best supporting actor Amanda Harrison, and opposite her is Lucy Durack as Glinda, the Good Witch. The two play off each other well, as they characterize the two witches most well known in the post-story, The Wizard of Oz. The magical stage is also set well with supporting cast of television veteran Bert Newton as the Wizard and former “Australian Idol” ROb ‘Millsy” mills as Fiyero. The real star of the show remains the costumes, as it does every show. Designed by Tony Award winniner Susan Hilferty that includes 70 wigs each costing $2,500 each, as well as eight costume changes for some characters and several tons of equipement that goes along with every tour – 54 scenes and locations. The show has remained a popular treat as fans around the world can relate to its story line and its summer fling like songs, including “Defying Gravity,” “Popular” and more. So if you want to take part in this magical musical that has been appealing to audiences for years and just keeps on going, get some Wicked Tickets today.

“Are people born wicked? Or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?”

Glinda, the “good” witch of Oz, asks the question when the death of the “wicked” witch, Elphaba, is celebrated by the citizens of Oz, in the phenomenally popular musical, “Wicked.” (more…)

Long before Dorothy came into the picture, two other girls met in the Land of Oz. Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, is all about two very different women, one born with emerald-green skin, the other, beautiful and very popular. This spellbinding musical tells the story of how these two unlikely friends end up as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch, with music, laughter and a heart of gold. (more…)

Megan Hilty as the curly locked Glinda in Wicked. Hilty continues in her role opposite the Elphaba of Caissie Levy. The company also currently features John Rubinstein as The Wizard and JoAnne Worley as Madame Morrible.

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Wicked debuted in San Francisco (the West Coast Newark). Idina Menzel, now an established diva and movie actress Enchanted, blew me out of my seat in the show-stopping first act closer, Defying Gravity.” (more…)

Wicked is returning to the Seattle Paramount Theatre this year following its previous two week stint in the rainy city just last year. For those fans of the Broadway show who were either able to catch the spectacle last year (or any other) or not, this adventure is likely to be one of your favorites and worth the effort in putting together Wicked tickets today!  This production sees Lenny Wolpe as the Wizard with Richard H. Blake as Fiyero (Warner in “Legally Blonde”), Chandra Lee Schwartz as Glinda and DOnna Vivino as Elphaba. The show runs through October 4th, 2009. (more…)

Thanks in part to a strong and successful book by Winnie Holzman and stunningly beautiful music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, Wicked is turning out to be simply bewitching.  The touring production is making a three-week stop at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, with Marcie Dodd and Elphaba and Helene Yorke as Glinda.  The story of Wicked builds on the relationship of these two witches of Oz and how their relationship evolves and dissolves over the years.  The story also makes us question our own views on good and evil, making it  one of the more popular shows on Broadway as well as around the nation. (more…)

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